1 MINE FORSØG MED SANDHEDEN BD 1 M. Ki. GANDHI OVERSAT EFTER DEN ENGELSKii-INDISKE UDGAVE FORORD VED ESTHER MENONiii 2 FORLAGET NYE VEJEiv DAUGAARD STRANDv. DAUGAARD Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand: Autobiography, or The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part 1. - Ahmedabad : Navjivan Publication House, Vol. I: 1927. New Danish translation and reprint February 2008 by the Danish Peace Academy. Editor: Holger Terp 3 Date's Bogtrykkeri. København V. Illustrationer: side Forside: Fotograf: Sjt. Mahulikar, Ahmedabad 7. Esther Færing, Danmission, Fredsakademiet. 9. Kort over Indien som britisk koloni. 10. Yeravada-fængslet. Mahatma Gandhi: His life in Pictures. 14. Karamchand Gandhi, Gandhis far. National Gandhi Museum. 15. Putlibai Gandhi, Gandhis mor. National Gandhi Museum. 16. Hindu-tempel i Rajkot. 17. Kort over Gujarati. 18. Gandhis barndomsskole i Rajkot. Mahatma Gandhi: His life in Pictures. 23. Gandhi som 17. årig sammen med storebror Laxmidas. National Gandhi Museum. 26. Latinskolen i Rajkot. Mahatma Gandhi: His life in Pictures. 34. Den bedende Gandhi. Tegning af Kanu Desai. 42. Gandhi som jurastuderende i London. National Gandhi Museum. 46. Anna Kingsford. Arnaldo Sisson Filho. http://www.anna-kingsford.com/index.htm 57. Sir Edwin Arnold. Wikipedia. 61. Kardinal Henry Manning. Wikipedia. 65. Tegning fra indisk retssal. British Library. 69. John Ruskin. Wikipedia. 80. Gandhi i Sydafrika. National Gandhi Museum. 97. Edward Maïtland. Arnaldo Sisson Filho 98. Leo Tolstoj. Wikipedia. 105. De stiftende medlemmer af Natals indiske Kongresparti. Wikipedia. 122. Lokamanya Tilak, lånt fra http:// www.vaidilute.com/books/tilak/tilak-contents.html . 129. Gadebillede fra Durban 1898. Allan Jackson. 134. Mor, Kasturbai Gandhi og børn, Sydafrika 1902. Wikipedia. 143. Gandhi under Boerkrigen. National Gandhi Museum. 144. Det indiske ambulance-korps under Boerkrigen. Wikipedia. 147. Indiens fremtid spindes. Tegning af Kanu Desai. 149. Gokhale. Wikipedia. 153. Lord Curzon. Pritchett, Frances W.: Indian routes: some memorable ventures, ad­ ventures, and other happenings, in and about South Asia. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00fwp/ 154. En maharaja i galla. Wikipedia. 155 Gokhale. 162. Anna Besant. Wikipedia. 163. Tegning af indisk retsmøde på landet. Frances W. Pritchett. 167. Joseph Chamberlain. Wikipedia. 4 INDIEN 5 INDHOLD Indledning ............................................................................................................... Side 10 FØRSTE DEL I. Fødsel og Slægt ............................................................................................................ 14 II. Barndom ..................................................................................................................... 17 III. Børneægteskab ........................................................................................................ 19 IV. Legen ægtemand ...................................................................................................... 21 V. I latinskolen ............................................................................................................... 23 VI. En tragedie ................................................................................................................ 26 VII. En tragedie (fortsat) ................................................................................................ 28 VIII. Tyveri og udsoning ................................................................................................. 30 IX. Min faders død og min dobbelte skam ..................................................................... 32 X. Glimt af religion ......................................................................................................... 34 XI. Forberedelse til englandsturen ................................................................................ 37 XII. Kasteløs ................................................................................................................... 39 XIII. Endelig i London ................................................................................................... 42 XIV. Mit valg .................................................................................................................. 44 XV. Spillen engelsk gentleman ..................................................................................... 46 XVI. Forandringer ......................................................................................................... 48 XVII. Diætiske forsøg .................................................................................................... 50 XVIII. Angsten som mit skjold ..................................................................................... 52 XIX. Usandhedens kræftsvulst .................................................................................... 54 XX. Bekendtskab med religion ..................................................................................... 56 XXI. Nirbala ke bala rama ........................................................................................... 58 XXII. Narayan Hemchandra ....................................................................................... 60 XXIII. Den store udstilling ........................................................................................... 62 XXIV. Kaldet til skranken -men hvad så? ................................................................... 63 XXV. Min hjælpeløshed ................................................................................................. 65 ANDEN DEL I. Raychandbai ..................................................................................................... Side 67 II. Hvorledes jeg begyndte at leve ............................................................................... 69 III. Min første sag ........................................................................................................ 71 IV. Det første stød ........................................................................................................ 73 V. Forberedelse til Sydafrika ....................................................................................... 75 VI. Ankomsten til Natal ............................................................................................... 76 VII. Nogle oplevelser .................................................................................................... 78 VIII. På vej til Pretoria ................................................................................................ 80 IX. Flere genvordigheder ............................................................................................. 83 X. Den første dag i Pretoria ......................................................................................... 86 XI. Kristne omgangsfæller ........................................................................................... 88 XII. Tilknytning til indere ............................................................................................ 90 6 XIII. Hvad det er at være "kuli" ................................................................................ 92 XIV. Forberedelser i sagen ......................................................................................... 94 XV. Religiøs gæring ..................................................................................................... 96 XVI. Mennesket spår, Gud rå'r ................................................................................... 98 XVII. Fast bopæl i Natal ............................................................................................ 99 XVIII. Racefordom ...................................................................................................... 102 XIX. Indisk kongres i Natal ...................................................................................... 104 XX. Balasundaram .................................................................................................... 107 XXI. Tre-punds skatten ............................................................................................. 108 XXII. Sammenlignende studium af religionerne ..................................................... 110 XXIII Jeg fører hus .................................................................................................... 112 XXIV. Hjemad ............................................................................................................ 114 XXV. I Indien ............................................................................................................. 116 XXVI. To lidenskaber ................................................................................................ 118 XXVII. Mødet i Bombay ............................................................................................ 121 XXVIII. Poona og Madras ......................................................................................... 123 XXIX. "Kom snart tilbage" ........................................................................................ 124 TREDIE DEL I. Uvejrsskyer ............................................................................................................ 126 II. Uvejret .................................................................................................................. 127 III. Prøven ................................................................................................................. 130 IV. Stilhed efter stormen ........................................................................................